Students from ECPI University, Newport News campus will contribute their knowledge and skills to assist aspiring entrepreneurs participating in the MBE Venture Weekend to create, develop and launch new business start-ups. MBE Venture Weekend is an intense 53 hour event that challenges entrepreneurs ... View Full Article

Portsmouth, VA  -  If you’ve got an idea for a new product or service and have been thinking of starting your own business, then February 16, 2012 is a day you wish would come sooner than later. On that date, Virginia Housing and Community Development Corporation (VHCDC) intends to condu ... View Full Article

Without a doubt, 2008 and 2009 proved extraordinarily tough years for small business. Now that they're behind us, many small business owners are concerned about the road ahead. But, with all the noise about the economy, housing market, health care, unemployment, war, and taxes, it's even more diff ... View Full Article

Virginia Housing and Community Development Corporation (VHCDC) announced today a proactive approach to increasing the participation of minority-owned small businesses in little known, federally funded research and development programs – the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Busin ... View Full Article

In the wake of an economic downturn that has kept many investors from financing even the most highly developed start-ups, Virginia Housing and Community Development Corporation (VHCDC), a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, has formed a community development venture capital fund aimed squarely at in ... View Full Article